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Life

Born: c.1563

Buried: February 20, 1626

Biography

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List of vocal works

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The First Booke of Songs or Ayres (1597)

of foure parts, with Tableture for the Lute.
  1. Unquiet thoughts     (4 editions available)
  2. Who ever thinks or hopes of love for love     (4 editions available)
  3. My thoughts are winged with hopes     (4 editions available)
  4. If my complaints could passions move     (5 editions available)
  5. Can she excuse my wrongs with virtue's cloak     (6 editions available)
  6. Now, O now, I needs must part     (9 editions available)
  7. Dear, if you change I'll never choose again     (5 editions available)
  8. Burst forth my tears     (4 editions available)
  9. Go crystal tears     (5 editions available)
  10. Thinkst thou then by thy feigning     (3 editions available)
  11. Come away, come sweet love     (3 editions available)
  12. Rest a while you cruel cares     (4 editions available)
  13. Sleep wayward thoughts     (4 editions available)
  14. All ye, whom love or fortune hath betrayed     (4 editions available)
  15. Wilt thou unkind thus reave me of my heart?     (3 editions available)
  16. Would my conceit that first enforced my woe     (3 editions available)
  17. Come again sweet love doth now invite     (14 editions available)
  18. His golden locks time hath to silver turn'd     (5 editions available)
  19. Awake sweet love thou art returned     (4 editions available)
  20. Come heavy sleep     (4 editions available)
  21. Away with these self-loving lads     (4 editions available)
A Galliard for two to play upon one Lute


The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres (1600)

of 2.4.and 5.parts: With Tableture for the Lute or Orpherian, with the Violl de Gamba.

Numbers 1-8 are songs for 2 voices
Numbers 9-20 are songs for 4 voices
Numbers 21-22 are songs for 5 voices

Praise God upon the lute and viol     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif )
  1. I saw my lady weep     (3 editions available)'
  2. Flow my tears, fall from your springs     (5 editions available)
  3. Sorrow, sorrow, stay, lend true repentant tears     (3 editions available)
  4. Die not before thy day     (3 editions available)
  5. Mourn, mourn, day is with darkness fled     (3 editions available)
  6. Time's eldest son, Old Age, the heir of Ease (First part)     (2 editions available)
  7. Then sit thee down and say thy 'Nunc dimittis' (Second part)     (2 editions available)
  8. When others sing 'Venite exultemus' (Third part)     (2 editions available)
  9. Praise blindness eyes, for seeing is deceit     (2 editions available)
  10. O sweet woods, the delight of solitariness     (4 editions available)
  11. If floods of tears could cleanse my follies past     (3 editions available)
  12. ''Fine knacks for Ladies, cheap, choice, brave and new     (8 editions available)
  13. Now cease my wandering eyes     (2 editions available)
  14. Come ye heavy states of night     (2 editions available)
  15. White as Lillies was her face     (2 editions available)
  16. Woeful heart with grief oppressed     (3 editions available)
  17. A Shepherd in a shade his plaining made     (5 editions available)
  18. Faction that ever dwells in court     (2 editions available)
  19. Shall I sue, shall I seek for grace     (3 editions available)
  20. Toss not my soul     (2 editions available)
  21. Clear or cloudy sweet as April showering     (2 editions available)
  22. Humour say what makst thou here     (3 editions available)
Dowland's adieu for Master Oliver Cromwell.

The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Aires (1603)

Newly composed to sing to the Lute, Orpharion, or viols, and a dialogue for a base and meane Lute with five voices to sing thereto.
  1. Farewell too fair     (2 editions available)
  2. Time stands still     (2 editions available)
  3. Behold a wonder here     (2 editions available)
  4. Daphne was not so chaste as she was changing     (2 editions available)
  5. Me me and none but me     (2 editions available)
  6. When Phœbus first did Daphne love     (2 editions available)
  7. Say love if ever thou didst find     (4 editions available)
  8. Flow not so fast ye fountains     (3 editions available)
  9. What if I never speed     (2 editions available)
  10. Love stood amazed at sweet beauty's pain     (2 editions available)
  11. Lend your ears to my sorrow good people     (2 editions available)
  12. By a fountain where I lay     (3 editions available)
  13. Oh what hath overwrought my all amazed thought     (2 editions available)
  14. Farewell unkind farewell     (2 editions available)
  15. Weepe you no more sad fountaines     (4 editions available)
  16. Fie on this faining, is love without desire     (2 editions available)
  17. I must complain, yet do enjoy     (2 editions available)
  18. It was a time when silly Bees could speak     (3 editions available)
  19. The lowest trees have tops     (2 editions available)
  20. What poor Astronomers are they     (3 editions available)
  21. Come when I call, or tarry till I come     (2 editions available)

Three songs from A Musicall Banquet (1610)

A Pilgrimes Solace (1612)

Wherein is contained Musicall Harmonie of 3. 4. and 5. parts, to be sung and plaid with the Lute and Viols
  1. Disdain me still     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif )
  2. Sweet stay a while     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif )
  3. To ask for all thy love     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif )
  4. Love those beams that breed     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif )
  5. Shall I strive with words to move     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif )
  6. Were every thought an eye     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif )
  7. Stay time a while thy flying     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif )
  8. Tell me true Love where shall I seek thy being     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif )
  9. Go nightly cares     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif )
  10. From silent night     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif )
  11. Lasso vita mia, mi fa morire     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif )
  12. In this trembling shadow     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif )
  13. If that a sinner's sighs be Angels' food     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif )
  14. Thou mighty God (Part 1)     (2 editions available)
  15. When David's life by Saul (Part 2)     (2 editions available)
  16. When the poor Cripple (Part 3)     (2 editions available)
  17. Where sin sore wounding     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif )
  18. My heart and tongue were twins     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif )
  19. Up merry mates     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif )
  20. Welcome black night     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif )
  21. Cease these false sports     ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif )

Henry Nowell Lamentations(1597)

  1. O Lord, turn not away thy face   ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif Finale.png )
  2. Lord in thy wrath reprove me not   ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif Finale.png )
  3. O Lord consider my distress   ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif Finale.png )
  4. O Lord of whom I do depend   ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif Finale.png )
  5. Where righteousness doth say   ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif Finale.png )
  6. Lord to thee I make my moan   ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif Finale.png )
  7. Lord hear my prayer   ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif Finale.png )



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Publications

  • The First Booke of Songs or Ayres (1597)
  • The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres (1600)
  • The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Aires (1603)
  • A Pilgrimes Solace (1612)

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